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train of unavoidable misfortunes, fails; here is nocrime, nor even a fault; and yet, your laws put it inthe power of the creditor to throw the debtor intoprison, and confine him there for life!—a punishment infinitely worse than death to a brave man; and, Iseriously declare, I had rather die by the most severetortures ever inflicted on this continent, than languishin one of your prisons for a single year. Great Spiritof the universe! And do you call yourselves Christ-ians ? does, then, the religion of Him whom you callyour Saviour, inspire this spirit, and lead to thesepractices?—Surely, no. It is recorded of Him, that a bruised reed he never broke. Cease, then, to callyourselves Christians, lest you publish to the worldyour hypocrisy. Cease, too, to call other nationssavage, when you are tenfold more the children ofcruelty than they. Mr. Eddy did not confine himself to labours of bene-volence alone, but entered deeply into every plansuggested by others, or conceived by himself, thatcould add to the prosperity of his country. Inland navigation had early engaged his attention; butthere must have been many minds at work inplanning and carrying into effect the grand canal ofthe state of New-York. The claims of each indivi-dual were urged with pertinacity by their friends. De Witt Clinton, the most prominent person in the great work, lias established a rule for the just distri-bution of the honours flowing from this importantundertaking, which ought to be regarded. He says,For the good which has been done by individuals, orcommunities, in relation to the work, let each have adue share of credit. The difficulty of giving eachthis share, has been met by Doctor Hosack, in hisexcellent memoir of De Witt Clinton; and as I havenever heard this distribution of honours doubted forits fairness, I have ventured to extract it, as noone had better means than this distinguished writer